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Chapter 5: Reference
Specifications and Characteristics
Conventional Timing Mode Specifications and Characteristics
NOTE: All specifications are marked by "*" ( asterisk).
Maximum timing analysis sample rate:
Full channels: 400 MHz
Half channels: 800 MHz
Number of channels: 34 x (number of modules)
Maximum channels on a single time
base and trigger: 170 (5 modules)
Sample period: 1.25 ns
Sample period accuracy: +/- (100ps + 0.01% of sample period)
Channel-to-channel skew: < 1.5 ns
Time interval accuracy: +/- [sample period +
(chan-to-chan skew) +
(0.01% of time interval)]
Minimum data pulse width:
At 800 MHz sampling: 1.5 ns
At 400 MHz sampling: 3.0 ns, 5 ns for trigger sequencing
Maximum trigger sequencer speed: 200 MHz
Trigger resources: 16 patterns (=,/=,<,>,<=,>=),
15 ranges (in range, not in range),
2 edge/glitch,
Timers = (number of pods assigned) -1,
2 global counters,
1 occurrence counter per sequence level,
4 flags
Trigger resource conditions: Arbitrary boolean combinations
Maximum global counter: 16,777,215
Maximum occurrence counter: 16,777,215
Timer value range: 100 ns to 4397 sec
Timer resolution: 4 ns
Timer accuracy: +/- (10 ns + 0.01%)
Greater than duration: 5 ns to 83 ms in 5 ns increments
Less than duration: 10 ns to 83 ms in 5 ns increments
Timer reset latency: 60 ns
Data in to BNC port out delay: 150 ns
Flag set/reset to evaluation: 110 ns
Transitional Timing Mode Specifications and Characteristics
NOTE: All specifications are marked by "*" ( asterisk).
Maximum timing analysis sample rate: 400 MHz
Number of channels:
For sample rates < 400 MHz: 34 x (number of modules)
For sample rates = 400 MHz: 34 x (number of modules) - 17
Maximum channels on a single time
base and trigger: 170 (5 modules)
Sample period: 2.5 ns to 1 ms
Sample period accuracy: +/- (100ps + 0.01% of sample period)
Channel-to-channel skew: < 1.5 ns